The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-16
rorrRRlpoE VILLAGE.
Ensliah Letter ln CAarcAman.

fa wv W NAAhNCNtNs CNNAtAtAAS WoE at the little village ot Totteridge, the birthplace of Cardinal Manning. and attended service in the church in which he was baptized, and there was congregation that ma,lc mo feel as if would give anything to have some of my American friends witness the scal and interest which English people havc for thcir church and service. This feeling Is not con- fined to any parish or neighborhood; you sec It wherever you go,
 Sitting a few Sundays ago in tho delightful vicarage of this same Tot teridgc, the vicar called my attention to a fine mansion opposite, and he ln- formed me that 1t was the birth place of Cardinal Manning, and where he passed his boyhood days. llc then related some few incidents connected with the Manning family which will be new and of interst to your rcadors
 The elder Manning was q promi- nent sugar merchant In London. and identified with the grcat West India trade. fic was very active mcm.er of the old church in Tottcridgc, and hen were baptized his children, and hero within these walls was impartcd their first religious instruction, Ad- verso prospects in business compelled the father to give up his beautiful residence in the village, and II was sold to Lord Lytton--and what \ change came over tho old quiet. peace hil home. It was h6rc that the con duct of Lord Lytton appcroi In such a scantialous manner, and whcrV scenes were enacted which made him con surable by every vlrtuous and purc. minded man and woman. Tho talk and reports became too strong against him, and the house once moro became the property of wise and respectable gentleman. It still wtains the old name given by the Manning family, "Copt Hall"
 In the church, under the west gal lery, Is large and beautiful painting representing tho "iscsurrcction of n Holy Family" and this was given by tho father of the cardinal. In the churchyard rest the bodies of two or three of Cardinal Manning's brothers and sisters.
 A few weeks since the cardinal vis- ited Totterldgc, which has boon his custom for n great many years, but this time he connected business with pleasure. He came to select large and commanding site for Roman Catholic institution. His love for his old home, and tho quictncsu and hcalthfhlncss of this magnificent sec- tion of country had prompted him to decide without hesitation upon this location.
 While on this latter visit he made q call upon the vicar, tho Rev. Mir. Sqnibb, md, as was hls custom, chcerhlly and pleasantly spoke of his childhood and tho happy days he spent In this delightful old village. He passed from the vicarago into the churchyhrd. stood for some moments thoughtfhlly by the graves of his dear ones, and then went Into the church, where he took careful survey of all around, and remarked favorably upon the improvements, and especially upon the new chancel and its appointments, and then went into an old box pew and sat down. For few moments he did not speak, but finally mid. "Ycs, this is old Copt Hall pew--how do remember my young days, when WAS SD regular to this pleasant church"
 He made no allusion to his change Of faith, or any comment upon his carly teachings, but In tho same gem erous, pleasant manner, which makes him most popular with all classes in London. he passed an hour with tho vicar and then took his departure for London, where he was to speak in the evening at "A banquet given to the colonial and Indian commissioners.